2008 FULL!!

Well, the calendar is full for 2008! Thanks for the great response and interest in my work! I am so blessed to have wonderful clients and friends!



2009 sessions are already being booked well into June!

** I will be out of the office from Thursday Oct 2nd to Sunday Oct 5th. Any emails received during that time will be returned on Monday Oct 6th. Thank you for your understanding and patience.**

"King of the fountain" - Lake Carolina - Columbia, SC

Tonight I had a session in my neighborhood. It was actually nice to have a 2 minute commute! T is 4 and he is so much fun. I'm looking forward to C being 4 now! At the end of the session, the light was really great around the fountain, so I assured him that I would not knock him into the water and stood him up on the edge.... He proclaimed "I'm king of the fountain!!" :) I love it when the kids warm up to me and I am able to really catch their personalities.

The session was mostly for T, but mom was smart and took the opportunity to get some family pictures and some of sis while T was already dressed and a willing participant. Both of the kids laughed at my lame knock knock joke... even when I repeated the same one over and over! Elementary school humor always brings out some chuckles!

Mom & Dad - I had a great time and I hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

... and now the slideshow

I just can't get enough of this little one!!! Isn't she beautiful??

Slideshows are now available for 2 weeks during your online gallery time. It is a great way to share the images with your friends and family if you do not want to give access to buy them (or see the price list). They are also available for purchase with your order.

New

I got a little tired of looking at my blog last night, so I changed it up a bit... Nothing major. Hopefully a new fancy blog will come soon, but for now, just changing the color and the header makes me happy. :)

Of course I have to post an image, so I'm adding another from my shoot with baby O. She was so good and I have way too many favorites!!

My new newborn prop is this doll bed from Pottery Barn Kids. Isn't it beautiful and oh so girly?!? :)

ONE

I seriously cannot believe how fast a year can fly by. We always tend to pack a lot into our years, but it never fails that at the end of it I always think "How did that happen!?".

My baby turned one yesterday... So I guess that officially makes him a toddler? He's not walking yet, but I guess by the date, that makes it so. He's such a cuddle bug... I'm so glad that he hasn't given that up yet. His hugs are addicting! He's so serious some times - and so silly - I think he gets his moods from Daddy!



On Saturday we had a party at our house with a family and a few close friends. It was a nice evening and R had a good time being passed around and getting all the hugs he could! He wasn't too sure about his cake at first, which is really funny b/c he will get mad at you if you are eating something he can't have - especially cake!! We finally gave him a fork and he played around until he figured out it was cake and it was good! :)

Of course I had to snap a few pictures - I even got in one!!


He started out a bit bewildered


then excited


and serious about eating


then it was all parts in for a messy good time!

(my mom says I used to put my foot on the table as well.... I have a picture of C doing the same thing - Guess it's an inherited trait?)

Baby girl O - 8 days

Whew - It has been a busy day!!! My baby turns one tomorrow, so today we had his birthday party. It was a small little affair at home with family and great friends. I will tell more tomorrow.... and add pics!!

BUT - The morning started with a newborn session! Little Miss O was born a day before her due date (nothing like making mom wait until the end!!) It was bitter sweet - holding such a sweet new baby as my own baby was about to move into toddler-hood and out of baby-land... *tear*.... anyway - She was so sweet and good! We got some great shots - I just couldn't wait to get them on the blog! Mom - I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy taking them!





and a follow up shot from the maternity session:

Slideshows - part2!

I have been working on setting up these slideshows. I just love watching the images go by set to music. I know you all would like to see more of a session and not just the few I blog, so here you go!

I appreciate all the comments from the last attempt - I have *hopefully* resolved the issue (pics were timed to the music... music was too fast!). Please post your comments again if you like it (or hate it!).

A & B - bride and groom to be... It's always nice with the male gets into the session and becomes a willing participant! I'm looking forward to the wedding next month!

Coast to Coast

My other session this past weekend in Charleston was with these cute girlies. They have just moved back to the states after living in England for a few years. It was so cute hearing the girls speak with their southern/british accents!

We almost had to reschedule due to a storm rolling in, but we got lucky and ended up with some great clouds and a beautiful sunset.

Thanks for a fun time! .... as I figured - once you left, C wanted nothing to do with the camera! ;)

Reserved - Charleston, SC

This weekend, I had two sessions in Charleston - both of which were threatened by storms rolling through! Luckily, both were safe and we ended up with some great weather and clouds/sunset because of it! The 30min wait in line for gas on I-26 almost made me late, but that's another story!!

A & B are getting married at the end of October. This was my first time meeting them together (due to the distance) and I am so excited about the wedding! They are so very cute together and could not stop laughing (not sure if it was me, or inside jokes, but either way - they were cracking up!). We had a lot of strolling around downtown - even with the heat. I love it when clients are willing to go with the flow. I miss Charleston so much. It was great to walk through the streets again and find new spots among the alleys and gateways.

Thanks guys! I had a great time!





and I had to throw in one more ...

K... my baby girl is 2!

Well, she's not MINE, but the closest I'll probably get. She's my honorary Goddaughter (I'm not catholic and apparently it's not allowed) and we have already arranged that she will marry C ;) Last weekend we went down to Savannah to enjoy her birthday party and I was able to snap a few pics at the party. We planned to have a session the next night, but someone brought a bug to the party and knocked out quite a few people the next day - K being one of those! She did pose on the porch for a few shots, but our full session was postponed.




and a few from our mini session the next day:


and the sweetest toes:

Slideshows

**working on this!**

Back to the beach - Savannah, GA

We spent our long Labor Day weekend down in Savannah, GA. My favorite girl turned 2 (pictures of her to come next!) and we spent some time with my parents out at the pool.

I also got to spend some time at the beach with the H family. We weren't the only ones with plans for pictures that night. I think we counted 7 professional photographers and a few other amateurs all taking turns on one spot of beach! Luckily the beach goers knew to clear out once the swarm of paparazzi came out of the dunes!